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Sex Ed Open House - (7/27/2010)
Moishe/Kavodniks gathered together to enjoy a meal together, to hear what funding our new grant provides us, and to help plan all the wonderful education and outreach we will do with this support
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GBIO Move Your Money Training - (7/13/2010)
Moishe/Kavod leaders were trained in how to move money and how to ask our community members to move their money.
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Farm to Shul Gathering - (6/30/2010)
we gathered to talk about the shecting several of us went to, how it felt, etc. We also talked about cooking our new kosher chickens and our retreat in the fall
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Graduation Party for JOI Fellows - (6/27/2010)
Graduation Party for JOI Fellows
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Learning about Local Kosher Meat! - (6/22/2010)
Folks from LoKo came and taught Moishe/Kavodniks about the intersection of eating local and eating kosher.
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Moishe/Kavod Annual Retreat - (6/18/2010)
Shabbaton in the woods. Community-wide meetings and visioning. Lakes and bonfires. Enough said.
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Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - New Moon Gathering - (6/13/2010)
a group of moishe/kavodniks gathered to celebrate the new moon w/spirituality, creativity, and snacks
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Crafternoon: Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products - (5/23/2010)
we made eco-friendly cleaning supplies. woot. woot.
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Blintz Fest - (5/19/2010)
Among the good things about Shavuot, like getting the Torah and reading the love story of Ruth and Boaz, Ashkenazim have the tradition of eating blintzes. If you haven't had them, blintzes are kind of like crepes, filled with fruit or sweet cheese, and they are really delicious.
The dinner was in honor of all the learning we have done this year, and especially honoring those members of our community who are graduating from various programs this year, including our blintz-master, Shalom Steinberg.
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Rosh Chodesh Sivan - New Moon Gathering - (5/13/2010)
Jewish tradition teaches us that the Jewish people entered into a covenant with G-d on Rosh Chodesh Sivan. It is also a month of walking, in both the physical and spiritual sense of following a path, and we celebrated both.
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Farm to Shul Gardening Trip - (5/9/2010)
We took a trip to the garden at Congregational Church to see if we could do some planting there. We are thinking of starting a berry patch.
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Housing Justice Visioning Team - (5/4/2010)
As we approach the summer, the housing justice team will convene to envision what direction our campaign should take. Come join us as we think big and think creatively on how to most effectively contribute to this important cause.
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gbio gathering - (4/20/2010)
mk leaders came together to recap on the action and think about what we're doing next.
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Rosh Chodesh Iyar - New Moon Gathering - (4/13/2010)
celebrated new life and the possibility this time of year brings
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MKH Communications Team Dinner - (4/12/2010)
team bonding and strategizing
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Arts Team Dinner - (4/11/2010)
dinner, discussion, and laughs
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Swap for Good - (4/11/2010)
Like the usual swap bonanza, but even more people benefit! This April will be Swap for Good month - where people across the country will invite their friends over for a clothing swap, and ask for donations from their friends at the door to raise money for local domestic violence shelters. Each host will be able to pick the local shelter that her houseparty will raise money for - so it's a great way to help the shelters on the ground that are desperately in need of assistance. Many people aren't aware of the funding shortage that domestic violence shelters are facing during this recession, so this project will help raise awareness as well as money.
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Farm to Shul Gathering - (4/4/2010)
We headed to Becca's house for clementines and to plan out summer outings.
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Shabbat Team Dinner - (3/21/2010)
shared food, stories, and ideas
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Lucy Stone Training - (3/20/2010)
7 Moishe/kavod Folks went to this community workshop on organizing and the connection between faith and social justice.
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Wrestling with Privilege, conclusion - (3/17/2010)
last session and potluck
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Rosh Chodesh Nissan - (3/16/2010)
As the "other" Jewish new arrives, we celebrated newness and growth, and envisioned what fruits, seeds and sprouting-forth this coming year will bring.
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Economic Session One - (3/14/2010)
Young adult jews came together to discuss how are community is being affected by student debt and credit card debt, and how we want to work with other faith organizations on this issue.
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Spring Crafternoon - (3/14/2010)
We made our own kombucha, a detoxifying and immune enhancing tea, and created charoset recipes from around the world with tips from a knowledgeable chef.
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Members of Moishe House Boston visit Senator Creem! - (3/11/2010)
A group of Moishe House members met with State Senator Cynthia Creem to advocate in favor of housing protection laws. We had a great, hour-long meeting!
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Wrestling with Privelege 5 - (3/10/2010)
This week the group broke into subgroups to discuss what it means to be an ally to oppressed communities.
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Kol - (3/7/2010)
young adult jews got together to think about working with Workmen's Circle on building better ties to the Muslim community, and possibly fundraising for Haiti.
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2nd Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner - (3/7/2010)
55 official members of Moishe/Kavod gathered to learn more about joining GBIO, approve the 2010 budget, and discuss their vision for 2010 and onward
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Housing Justice Legislative Action Meeting - (3/4/2010)
We gathered with other leading activists from Mass. Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) to learn how MA state legislation could help curb the foreclosure crisis. Moishe Kavod Boston then broke off and had our own meeting to brainstorm legislative strategies!
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Wrestling with Privilege 4 - (2/24/2010)
In our fourth session, young adult Jews came togeher to talk about class privilege. Everyone reflected on their class identity, and times in their lives when they have experienced class privilege. We also talked about what it means to identify as Jewish in the context of whiteness.
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Shabbat Team Dinner - (2/21/2010)
We welcomed new folks, sang several songs, and talked about our visions for our 2nd Night Passover Seder
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Frabrengen! - (2/20/2010)
A "fabrengen" is a joyous gathering for the purposes of sharing food/drink, songs, and bits of Jewish wisdom. We sat around a table and alternated between enjoying taste, tunes, and Torah. The fabrengen was followed by a spirited Havdalah.
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Wrestling with Privilege 3 - (2/18/2010)
Our third session got postponed due to rain. One week after our normal session, young adult Jews came together to talk about gender identity and gender privilege. It was interesting to note it was the highest proportion of men we have ever had at an MK event.
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Our Turn Kickoff Party - (2/16/2010)
We came together to celebrate the kick-off of a new column in the Jewish Advocate dedicated to highlighting the voices of young adult Jews
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GBIO Visioning Session - (2/15/2010)
Moishe/Kavod members came together to learn more about the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization and envision what it would mean for us as young adult Jews to get involved
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Rosh Chodesh Adar - (2/13/2010)
Gender-inclusive Rosh Chodesh gathering to celebrate the new month of Adar
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Mussar Practice Group - (2/11/2010)
The Mussar Practice Group is for young adults in their 20s and 30s who want to integrate Jewish spiritual practice into their daily lives by focusing on character traits (middot) that they can develop.
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Board Meeting - (1/31/2010)
MHBOS's elected board gathered for it's monthly meeting
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Tu B'Shevat Seder - (1/30/2010)
celebrated the new year of the trees with over a 125 members of the greater boston jewish community
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Wrestling with Privilege - (1/27/2010)
another successful session!
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Bread Baking, Needle Quaking Crafternoon - (1/24/2010)
we made sour dough bagels and learned to crochet during periods of waiting
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Farm to Shul: Reflections on Preparing for Tubshvat - (1/19/2010)
discussed upcoming events
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Partners In Brunch: Fundraiser for Haiti - (1/18/2010)
Delicious Caribbean-themed brunch w/ information about Partners in Health to satisfy the body's hunger for nutrition, the heart's hunger for connection, and the soul's hunger for action
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Moishe/Kavod Arts Retreat on MLK Weekend - (1/17/2010)
A weekend of arts creation, relaxation, and community building in the beautiful and sacred space of the Peace Abbey
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Sex Ed For Young Adults: Session 2 - (1/14/2010)
This week's topic: Mind and Body
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Wrestling with Privilege - (1/13/2010)
A group workshop focused on supporting and challenging one another to change the world
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Shabbat Team Brunch - (1/10/2010)
pancakes and planning
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Housing Justice "Welcoming in the New Year" - (1/6/2010)
Let's make 2010 the year where people can stay in their homes!
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farm to shul brunch - (12/20/2009)
young adults gathered to talk about local food in winter, the holidays and food, and upcoming tubshvat events.
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Kol Meeting - (12/20/2009)
Young adult Jews meet to talk about how to have more voice between the Jewish community and Muslim community.
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Workmen’s Circle First Annual Radical Hanukkah Show - (12/17/2009)
dancing, drinking, and more dancing w/ the Workmen's Circle crew
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Third Thursday Movie (on Wednesday!) - (12/16/2009)
This Months Movie: Muslim Cool
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JCRC Young Adult Community Service Kick Off Event - (12/16/2009)
moishe/kavodniks joined JCRC folks to learn about local community service projects and ways to get involved
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Exotic Lattke Party (and Crafts Market) - (12/15/2009)
beets, apples, zucchini oh my!
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Boston Workmen’s Circle Skillshare (co-sponsored by Moishe/Kavod) - (12/13/2009)
Workshops Included:
First round:
o How to navigate the public benefits system
o Sewing basics – patching, mending, and more
Second round:
o Finance basics
o Belly Dancing
o Doughnut-making!
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A Chanukah-Themed Housing Foreclosure Workshop and Celebration - (12/13/2009)
We gathered together to learn the nuts and bolts of foreclosure, listen to personal stories from tenants who faced foreclosure, do a short text study, and brainstorm ways we want to continue Moishe/Kavod's commitment to housing justice
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Mussar for Young Adults - Hannukah: Transforming Darkness into Light - (12/10/2009)
Drawing on Mussar and the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, this interactive workshop explored the spiritual potential of Hannukah for mobilizing inner resources to bring clarity and light to places of darkness, confusion and suffering both in ourselves and in the world at large. The workshop was led by Rabbi David Jaffe.
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Arts Gathering - (12/6/2009)
dined... and discussed future arts activities
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"Us Time" - the Urban Nutcracker - (12/5/2009)
The Moishe/Kavod housemates braved the snow storm to spend the evening together at the Urban Nutcracker
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Housing Justice Visioning: Where we've been, Where we're going, and How to Get Involved - (11/23/2009)
another brilliant gathering of insightful community leaders
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Membership Visioning - (11/22/2009)
Dedicated Moishe/Kavodniks gathered to discuss Membership goals for 2010
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Sex Ed for Young Adults - (11/22/2009)
Mimi's 2nd Intro Session. Get psyched for the full course!
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Soap Making Crafternoon - (11/22/2009)
Moishe/Kavodniks were joined by folks from the Workmen's Circle as they created homemade soaps!
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Third Thursday Film Night - (11/19/2009)
Moishe/Kavodniks gathered together to watch Mel Brook's The Producers
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Mussar for Young Adults Practice Group - (11/19/2009)
the learning continues...
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Charles River Beit Midrash - (11/17/2009)
the learning continues...
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Moishe/Kavod Wins an Award! - Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries 43rd Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner: Social Change and the Spirituality of Hope: Dialogue - (11/17/2009)
moishe/kavodniks proudly accepted our award!
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Rosh Chodesh Kislev Gathering - (11/15/2009)
the new moon gatherers came together to creatively exploring the theme of dreams
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Mussar for Young Adults Practice Group - (11/12/2009)
Moishe/Kavodniks and learned about and engaged in personal spiritual practice
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Farm-to-Shul Gathering - (11/11/2009)
As the farm-to-shul team starts scheduling our workshops at shuls, we are wrestling to decide what the ask of these workshops should be. Creating CSAs, on advocating for the Food Council Bill? We got together to continue creating a powerful vision!
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Kol - (11/8/2009)
young jews talking about having to have more voice in their local jewish community, particularly around issues of how our community relates to the local Muslim community.
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Beit Midrash with Judy Klitsmer - (11/3/2009)
Another evening of inspirational learning!
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Shabbat and Channukah Visioning - (11/1/2009)
Moishe/Kavodniks gathered to discuss ideas for upcoming Shabbatot and for Channukah (and we finally took down the sukkah!)
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Anti-Foreclosure Canvassing in Somerville! - (11/1/2009)
Moishe/Kavod is expanding its housing justice work to the other side of the river by teaming up with the Community Action Agency of Somerville, which is following in City Life’s footsteps to talk with homeowners and tenants facing foreclosure in Somerville about their rights. Canvassing kicked-off on Sunday,
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Us Time: Dinner in the North End - (10/29/2009)
Housemates headed to Little Italy for their weekly House Meeting Marathon
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Housing Justice Visioning: Where we've been, Where we're going, and How to Get Involved - (10/26/2009)
Moishe/Kavodniks came together to learn about how you to get involved in housing justice and anti-foreclosure canvassing. New folks were welcomed over cookies and milk!
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Sex Ed for Young Adults - (10/22/2009)
Sex Ed Extraordinaire led Moishe/Kavodniks in Intro of UU's "Our Whole Lives" young adult sex ed curriculum
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Farm to Shul Workshop - (10/21/2009)
Local Food Guru Meira led Moishe/Kavodniks through the new and improved Farm-to-Shul Workshop soon to be presented at local synagogs and schools
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At Home in Utopia - (10/20/2009)
Film Showing and Follow-Up discussion w/ Moishe/Kavodniks and Jewish community leaders from Workman's Circle
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AHiU post interfaith discussion on cooperatives - (10/20/2009)
Young people from the At home in Utopia event and others joined with members of the Lucy Stone Cooperative (a Unitarian group similar to Moishe/Kavod) to discuss cooperatives and living in faith community. We met as a group at a bar after the At Home in Utopia Showing.
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Women's Rosh Chodesh Circle - (10/18/2009)
Our new moon gathers joined together to bring in the new month, celebrate womanhood, celebrate each other, and create artwork
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Dancing the Torah - (10/18/2009)
Moishe/Kavodniks attended dance performance Dancing the Torah choreographed by our very own Gabrielle Orcha
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City Life/Vida Urbana Canvassing - (10/18/2009)
moishe/kavodniks took to the streets to spread the word about housing foreclosure
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Mussar for Young Adults - (10/15/2009)
In Mussar practice, the focus is on elevating our Middot (Personality Traits) such as generosity, loving-kindness, patience, and gratitude. The goal of the practice is to use everyday life as spiritual growth. The group is be led by Rabbi David Jaffe, Dean at Gann Academy and an experienced Mussar teacher. This was the 1st of 4 classes over the next 8 weeks.
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the arts: dinner and discussion - (10/12/2009)
moishe/kavodniks interested in the arts met over dinner to discuss local happenings and ideas for moishe/kavod programs
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Gesher City Kickoff - (10/7/2009)
Networking/Recruiting young Jews in the Boston Area
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Workmen's Circle Skill Share and Sukkot Celebration - (10/4/2009)
Canning, Budgeting, and Dancing... followed by Swapping and Potluck-ing!
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Food Justice and Judaism: Celebrating What We've Done, Dreaming of our Future (Part 2) - (10/4/2009)
reflection. sharing. visioning.
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Sukkah Decorating - (10/1/2009)
corn and gourds and pictures, oh my!
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Sukkah Building Part II - (10/1/2009)
hang up the walls and added more skach!
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Sukkah Building Part I - (9/30/2009)
community members gathered to beginning building the sukkah
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Yom Kippur Breakfast - (9/28/2009)
moishe/kavodniks from near and far joined together to conclude their yom kippur experiences
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City Life/Vida Urbana Canvassing - (9/27/2009)
pre-Yom Kippur housing justice canvassing with City Life/Vida Urbana
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Food Justice and Judaism: Celebrating What We've Done, Dreaming of our Future (Part 1) - (9/22/2009)
a group of moishe/kavod-niks committed to food justice and our local food campaign joined together to disucss where we've been and where we'd like to go
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Interfaith Muslim and Jewish Holiday Festivities & Potluck - (9/21/2009)
Within days of the ending of Ramadan and the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, Jews and Muslims celebrated the beauty of our holidays together!
We were nourished by foods representative of our holiday celebrations and explored the personal significance of these holidays to our daily lives.
Participants were asked to bring a vegetarian dish that represents Ramadan, Eid, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
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Jewish-Muslim Visioning Gathering - (9/17/2009)
Kavod House members gather with Muslim friends to brainstorm and map out future collaborative programs.
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Trew (Trans + Jew) Learning Series: Spiritual Preparation for the High Holidays - (9/15/2009)
The first installment of our Trew Learning Series. So often, queer and trans Jews don’t have the opportunity to spiritually prepare for the High Holidays. During this evening of study, sharing, and reflection, we engaged with some of the themes of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and most importantly, connected with each other.
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Beit Midrash: Special Mussar Program - (9/15/2009)
Mussar is the school of Jewish wisdom dedicated to living a spiritually alive, ethically sensitive, purpose-driven life. This spiritual practice addresses eternal questions like “What is my purpose in life?” and “Who do I want as a life partner?” with practical and accessible teachings. Rosh Hashana offers a perfect opportunity to begin new practices and reconnect with our purpose.
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Kickoff BBQ and Board Elections - (9/13/2009)
Started off the year with a BBQ and 1st ever Moishe/Kavod House Board Elections! Congratulations to Evan, Lauren, Aliza, Julie, and Nina!
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Bet Midrash - (9/8/2009)
Jewish learning in early fall
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CSA Top Chef - (8/30/2009)
2nd annual CSA Top Chef Competition (part of local foods campaign) - moishe/kavodniks put on their thinking caps and cooked up creative (and tasty) dishes featuring ingredients from Red Fire Farm
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Bet Midrash - (8/11/2009)
Jeeeewwwwwissshhh learning
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August Crafternoon: Photography Workshop - (8/9/2009)
Photographer Leise Jones facilitated workshop on working with digital photography. The goal was for each participant to become more familiar with the variety of modes and settings on his or her camera.
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LGBT Solidarity Vigil - (8/5/2009)
Community members and allies congregated on the Temple steps to create a vigil in solidarity with the young Israelis killed last week in Tel Aviv
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Bet Midrash - (8/4/2009)
The usual - Jewish learning :-)
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Tour de Farms - (8/1/2009)
As part of our local food campaign, Moishe/Kavod members joined in AdvenTours's annual Tour de Farm bike ride
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Beit Midrash - (7/28/2009)
Jewish learning and good food. Who could ask for more?
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Annie Benefit Concert - (7/26/2009)
One of our community leaders organized a fundraiser concert to support her year studying at the Pardes Institute, Jerusalem. We turned out a crowd!
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Rosh Chodesh Av - (7/22/2009)
The monthly women's circle met to mark new moon for this month of grieving and redemption
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Bet Midrash - (7/21/2009)
Yet more good Jewish learning
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Poetry workshop - (7/19/2009)
Local performance poet Shira Erlichman led an energetic, hands-on exploration of saying the truth with lies, and persona as a tool for revelation.
Note: this receipt reflects the $50 that we paid her for her services. If you want me to give the receipt for $50 for dinner and then just do a separate one saying that I pay her with a check, i (MK) can.
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Movie Night: Real Dirt on Farmer John - (7/16/2009)
In line with our ongoing local foods campaign, this month we showed the unique independent movie: The Real Dirt on Farmer John
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Beit Midrash - (7/14/2009)
Another great beit midrash.
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Shabbat team meeting - (7/12/2009)
We planned the next several Shabbatot as well as the high holidays.
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Transition Team meeting - (7/12/2009)
We talked about board elections and created a timeline for when we need to roll out various materials, like the applications, etc.
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Bet Midrash - (7/7/2009)
more good jewish learning
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4th of July Weekend at the Beach - (7/5/2009)
One of our leaders whose been with us since the beginning, Jill, agreed to have a bunch of people over on Saturday and Sunday of July 4th weekend. It was a great way to bond in a different environment.
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July 4th - One independent country, two intependent women - (7/4/2009)
We threw a July 4th farewell party for Jordan Namerow, Moishe House Boston leader extraordinaire, as well as a bday party for Ziva, a rising star here at Moishe House. Very fun!
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DIY: Pickle with Bickel - (6/28/2009)
As part of our local foods campaign, community members learned how to pickle!
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Poetry Workshop w/Community Poet - (6/28/2009)
Performance poet Shira Erlichman led an energetic, hands-on explorations on saying the truth with lies, and persona as a tool for revelation.
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Canvassing for Housing Justice - (6/28/2009)
Our monthly canvassing effort to keep folks in their homes.
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FIlm night -- Meet the filmmaker - (6/25/2009)
Grace Shulner, the filmmaker behind "Predictable But Fun," presented her movie at Moishe/Kavod!
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Beit Midrash - (6/23/2009)
Another great week of the beit midrash!
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Moishe/Kavod Retreat, Days 2-3 - (6/20/2009)
It was a weekend-long shebang, ya know? We celebrated Shabbat Friday night, chilled out on Saturday, partied on Saturday night, and worked hard on Sunday morning.
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Moishe/Kavod Community Retreat - (6/19/2009)
Our annual, community-wide retreat in the woods of New Hampshire!
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Arts Team Visioning Meeting - (6/14/2009)
Our new revamped arts team met to discuss the summer and fall schedule, and to vision a new structure for organizing movie nights, crafternoons, poetry workshops and more!
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Movie Moghuls - (6/9/2009)
The movie team gathered to create the summer "Third Thursday" series...
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Retreat Visioning, Part 2 - (6/8/2009)
Our team gathered to lay out the vision for our upcoming retreat and ensure that it is both meaningful and super-fun!
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Clothing Swap - (6/6/2009)
Lots of ladies, lots of lovely old-new things...
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Retreat Visioning - (5/27/2009)
A team of Moishe/Kavodniks gathered to vision together what our community retreat will look like.
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Rosh Chodesh turned Protest - (5/26/2009)
On the day the CA Supreme Court decision on Prop 8 came down, our Rosh Chodesh celebration transformed into a downtown Boston protest with community allies.
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Jammin' for Justice - (5/20/2009)
A Moishe/Kavod delegation participated in the 15th anniversary celebration of our community ally, ACE-EJ.
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You Said...What?!? Comedy from America's Many Faces - (5/18/2009)
Partnering with the New Center for Arts & Culture, we co-sponsored a comedy night aimed at outreach to Jewish young adults.
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Old housemates/new housemates - (5/18/2009)
We got all of us together to celebration the transition from old housemates to new housemates, and to plan for that transition.
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Time Trade Circle Orientation - (5/17/2009)
The Time Trade Circle© is a grassroots, community-based group whose members
exchange services. The Time Trade Circle lets us share our own skills and get
help from others who offer things we need. When you spend an hour helping
another member, one hour of credit is added to your account. You can spend your hours getting services from other members.
The Time Trade Circle’s mission is to create and strengthen informal support
systems in the community.
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Transition Team Visioning - (5/17/2009)
The folks visioning our community's continuing evolution gather for some big thinking.
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Housemate gathering - (5/4/2009)
A little us time to reflect on April and plan for May and upcoming transitions...over pizza.
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Urban Ramble - (5/3/2009)
A long bike ride out to Waltham and back, led by our own ABD!
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Shabbat Team Gathers - (5/3/2009)
Ever-expanding group of folks learning how to lead Shabbat services and make the experience meaningful for our community
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More Tuning up for the Spring - (5/3/2009)
ABD trains on how to get your bike ready for good riding!
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Moishe/Kavod Transition Team Gathers - (5/3/2009)
Continuing to build our internal network for a transition to new housemates and more democratic leadership this fall
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Rosh Chodesh Iyar - (4/28/2009)
Monthly women's new moon gathering
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Housemate Selection Team - (4/27/2009)
Nine of us came together to select among our great applicants to live in the house next year!
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Moishe/Kavod Walks Against Homelessness - (4/26/2009)
Walking in Somerville!
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Moishe/Kavod Team Joins in Somerville Save Our Homes Walk - (4/23/2009)
Potluck to inform folks about upcoming walk against homelessness in Somerville
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Housemate dinner - (4/20/2009)
Reuniting after Pesach!
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Rad Jew Reunion - (4/19/2009)
A reunion of participants in Joe Gindi's radical Judaism class from last year.
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Canvassing for Housing Justice - (4/19/2009)
We continued our canvassing efforts to prevent evictions for tenants and former owners living in foreclosed properties.
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Margie's Birthday Party - (4/18/2009)
Our little girls get another year older!
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Tuning up for the Spring--Bike Workshop - (4/12/2009)
Getting excited that the weather is warming up? That you can breathe some fresh(er) air and get back on your bike for commuting or recreational riding? Then come to the workshops "Tuning Up For the Spring."
The objectives of these workshops are to help you learn how your bike works, how to tune-up your bike for the riding reason, and to support a community of bike riders and advocates. In the first workshop, we'll discuss options for commuting and recreational riding, go over how bikes work, what a tune-up is and what you'll need in order to do it. In the second workshop, we'll walk through a tune-up and then you'll get personal support during an open bike tune-up clinic. And we'll talk shop and eat dinner, too (potluck style, BYOB).
The workshops are independent and you can come to the first, the second, or both however works best for you (none is not an option). We will be providing pumps and tools, and ask you to bring replacement parts for your tune-up as well as any bike tools you can share with others in the workshop.
You can RSVP for "Tuning Up For the Spring Workshops" to Aaron.Desatnik@gmail.com. Learn more about the workshop below. Feel free to call (preferred) or email me with questions about the workshops or bike mechanic questions.
When: Sunday, April 12, 2:30-6pm
Where: Kavod House, 165 Winthrop Rd., Apt. B, Brookline, MA 02445
Bring: Your bike, potluck dish, bike tools (if you have any), rag for cleaning your bike and clothes you can get greasy, any parts to replace on your bike.
Outline:
-Review of tune-up tactics
-Walk through basic tune-up (chain, brakes, gears, sizing, tires, alignment)
-Open shop with bike mechanic(s) on hand
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Birkat Hachamah -- Blessing of the Sun Event - (4/8/2009)
Every 28 years, the Jewish community celebrates the return of the sun to its original place in the heavens at the precise time and day of its creation. This celebration is called Birkat Hahammah - blessing of the sun.
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Cooking for Passover - (4/8/2009)
Getting ready for the Seder!
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Final Passover Cleaning, including Burning of Chametz (Leavening) Ceremony - (4/7/2009)
In preparation for the Moishe/Kavod House seder, people helped with final Passover cleaning, including the burning of leavened food ceremony.
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Turn Beantown into Greentown - (4/5/2009)
Jess Lerner, Moishe/Kavod regular and local green entrepreneur, made it to the top four finalists in Boston's "Pitch the City: Turn Beantown into Greentown" contest with her idea for a green public awareness and action campaign! Moishe/Kavodniks came out to support her!
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Labor Seder - (4/2/2009)
Bringing together the Jewish and labor union communities in Greater Boston, together with the New England Jewish Labor Committee.
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Rosh Chodesh Nissan - (3/26/2009)
12 women came to celebrate the themes of newness and healing through voice, led by Riana and Sarah T
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Transition Team Meeting - (3/22/2009)
Another great strategy session, this time talking about how to select new housemates, how our transition team (and probably the board) should make decisions, and how our volunteer board and the housemates should balance responsibilities in the community.
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Gragger Purim Party - (3/21/2009)
We teamed up with the Workmen's Circle to put on a sick party. It was huge, and hugely creative, with a spiel, a hula hooping show, and an ethiopian funk band. and a huge dance party.
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Third Thursday Movie Night - (3/19/2009)
We gathered to watch a great documentary about Juliette de Baraicli Levy, a pioneer of herbal medicine. Afterwards we were introduced to some different healing herbs and drank various infusions.
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Crafternoons - Art and Witness - (3/15/2009)
Shoshana led us in a psychological exploration through art. It was a lovely day, so we sat on the porch.
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Dance the Torah Portion - (3/15/2009)
We danced about the weekly torah portion. This new moishenik Gabrielle organized it, but actually my mom (visiting from nyc) and I were the only ones who went besides her.
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Anti-foreclosure canvassing - (3/15/2009)
Continuing our work to prevent evictions throughout Boston, with our partners at City Life/Vida Urbana.
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Food Justice Gathering - (3/11/2009)
Rolling out an educational curriculum around local foods!
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Shabbat/holidays team meeting - (3/9/2009)
We had our bimonthly shabbat/holidays team meeting, and planned the next bunch of Shabbatot, and passover. I (MK) made dinner for everyone during the 10 minutes between the transition team meeting and the Shabbat team meeting. whew!
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Transition team kickoff meeting - (3/9/2009)
We had our first transition team meeting, where we started the process of creating a membership board and dividing responsibilities between housemates and the board. We went straight from that to the Shabbat team. Half the people from the transition team are also on the Shabbat team, so we took pictures together at the end.
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Healing Circle - (3/3/2009)
Our first healing circle, to support members of our community whose parents have cancer, or who are going through a hard time. It was really sweet.
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Third Thursdays Film Night - (2/19/2009)
An awesome debut for our film series. WE watched TransAmerica and ate homemade popcorn, and then talked about building trans awareness in the Jewish community.
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Prayer Vigil for Immigration Reform - (2/19/2009)
We prayed for the protection of immigrants and the empowerment of faith communities, and we demanded moral courage from Congress. This vigil was part of a national interfaith effort to organize prayer vigils coinciding with the first recess of this session of Congress, February 13-22, when members will be home in their districts. The vigils gave people of faith an opportunity to reflect on the spiritual roots of their work for immigrants; highlight the moral aspects of the immigration situation; and repent of our nation’s failed and sinful policies and their effects on immigrant workers and their families.
Speakers included Margie Klein of Moishe/Kavod House; Bishop Filipe Teixeira, executive director, Immigration Pastoral Center Inc., Brockton; and a staff member from Centro Presente, Somerville.
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Meet James Perry, Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center - (2/17/2009)
James Perry is currently the Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. Since taking over in 2004, he has turned his agency into one of the most effective non-profits in the city. He is already seen as a leader in Washington as an advocate for equal and affordable housing, and he has spoken around the country about housing policies that can really work for the Gulf Coast. Working with Jewish allies, Mr. Perry is now trying to forge a coalition that can follow in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel, a coalition that is dedicated to building a united front of progressive African-American and Jewish allies that, together, can make lasting change happen in New Orleans. For a little more information about Mr. Perry, check out some comments made about him by Princeton Professor of African-American Studies Melissa Harris-Lacewell: http://princetonprofs.blogspot.com/2009/01/james-perry-for-new-orleans.html
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Anarchists Against the Wall - (2/15/2009)
About AATW: Anarchists Against the Wall (AATW) is a direct action group that was established in 2003 in response to the construction of the wall Israel is building on Palestinian land in the Occupied West Bank. The group works in cooperation with Palestinians in a joint popular struggle against the occupation. Since its formation, the group has participated in hundreds of demonstrations and direct actions against the wall specifically, and the occupation generally, all over the West Bank. All of AATW’s work in Palestine is coordinated through villages’ local popular committees and is essentially Palestinian led. Shachaf Polakow of AATW is preparing a slide show and about a half-hour presentation about the work the group is currently doing in the West Bank, Israel, and Gaza.
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Canvassing w/City Life - (2/15/2009)
Continuing our fight to prevent evictions based on bank foreclosures!
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Crafternoon: Challah Baking - (2/15/2009)
Alex Khitrik taught us how to bake challah!
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Tell Bank of America to Stop Foreclosures & Evictions! - (2/14/2009)
Moishe/Kavod House has been working with our allies at City Life/Vida Urbana to halt foreclosures and protect tenants in foreclosed properties from eviction as the economic crisis continues to grow. We helped put pressure on one major bank to listen to our demands!
Bank of America needed our TOUGH LOVE, so we broke up with them this Valentine’s Day.
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Tu B'Shvat Seder - (2/8/2009)
Incredible. 200 people came together to celebrate the birthday of the trees
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First Annual Membership Meeting - (2/1/2009)
A gathering of over 50 folks, now official Moishe/Kavod members, to hear our state of the union and vote on next steps
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Membership Team Meeting - (2/1/2009)
Pre-AGM committee meeting to iron out final agenda, do run-through, set up equipment, etc
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Shabbat Feb team meeting - (2/1/2009)
Monthly meeting for the committee to vision next steps re shabbats and holidays...
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Watch the Superbowl - (2/1/2009)
A rousing end to our first ever membership meeting - touchdown!
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Anti-Foreclosure Canvassing - (1/25/2009)
Hitting the streets to help keep people in their homes
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Labor Seder Discussion - (1/25/2009)
Getting the crew together to start figuring out what this year's Labor Seder will look like...
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Local Foods Organizers Meet-up - (1/25/2009)
Organizers of local foods campaign get together to check-in about programming, rejuvenate about campaign and upcoming events and strategize around Tu B'shevat seder.
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Local Foods Crafts Day - (1/25/2009)
Goal: Take the next steps in putting together the kits for workshop leaders, which will include text studies, flash cards, and and materials for produce wheel art project.
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PLP Wine & Cheese Salon - (1/18/2009)
Introducing folks to the Professional Leaders Project...
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Interfaith Peace Vigil - (1/13/2009)
Calling for a sustainable cease-fire and peace in Israel/Palestine
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Painting the Prayer Space - (1/11/2009)
It looks beautiful!
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Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry - (1/11/2009)
Registering folks in our community with the Gift of Life foundation.
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Journal Making - (1/6/2009)
An opportunity to make beautiful, hand-made journals with our community artist, Laura Steinman...
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Rosh Chodesh Tevet - (12/27/2008)
The ladies' regular... this month we celebrated destruction and renewal with an outing to candlepin bowling!
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Exotic Latke Party - (12/13/2008)
Our third annual exotic latke party was delicious and a huge success!
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Canvassing & celebration w/City Life - (12/7/2008)
Continuing our post-foreclosure anti-eviction work...plus they honored us for our 18 months of volunteerism at their 35th anniversary celebration
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Protest w/Workmen's Circle 5th Graders - (12/7/2008)
Continuing our involvement to support the janitors of a local commercial cleaning company
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Canvassing for housing justice - (12/30/2007)
Continuing our work with City Life/Vida Urbana
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Latke party, take II - (12/29/2007)
Just for fun, we did another latke party at the end of the year. Delicious times...!
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Ben's personal pampering - (12/27/2007)
Two news books + soup and good bread -- thanks for the love, Moishe!
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Margie gets pampered! - (12/24/2007)
Thanks to my generous pampering budget from the Forest Foundation, I hired Sarah to give me a massage. It was dreamy.
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Beit Midrash - (12/21/2007)
Note - this wasthe 18th, but we can't go back and fix it. We got together again this week for a study session at Kehilath Israel in Brookline.
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Dreams workshop - (12/20/2007)
Jewish Dream Book author Elizabeth Ochs led a well-attended and enthusiastically received workshop on dreaming in the Jewish tradition and in our lives. People loved it!
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Evan's Birthday & Ari's Return - (12/19/2007)
Evan, our minster of fun, and organizer of Moishe Kickball and Color War, became older today. So, we got together and celebrated. Also, former MHBOS housemate Ari Johnson was back from Mali for the week, so, a joint celebration.
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House Dinner & Conf. Call - (12/17/2007)
We got together to eat, plan, and talk with Brady, our worldwide director of fun!!
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Shabbat 12-14 - (12/14/2007)
Another awesome shabbat.
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Charles River Beit Midrash - (12/11/2007)
Torah, Torah, and more Torah!
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2nd Annual Exotic Latke Party - (12/8/2007)
Our second exotic latke party was awesome, like the first.
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Chanukah/birthday gathering - (12/6/2007)
We had a bunch of folks over to celebrate chanukah and the birthdays of two of our board members/shabbat team members.
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Community Board Meeting - (12/2/2007)
Our second quarterly community board meeting. Over some bagels and lox, we went over proposals our different board teams had developed, like mission, statement of pluralism, and leaderhsip development plan.
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Clothing Swap - (12/2/2007)
Sarah organized a fun clothing swap.
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Anti-sex-trafficking meeting - (12/2/2007)
We joined with Gesher City to learn about sex-trafficking in Israel and what we can do to prevent it.
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Jeiwsh Muslim Shabbat - (11/30/2007)
Our Jewish Muslim Shabbat was a big success. It was one of our biggest shabbat dinners ever, and everyone was just really into it and excited to build relationships with the Muslim community, after Jewish Muslim relations have been rocky of late in Boston. Our volunteer leaders did an amazing job of putting this on.
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Meeting w/CJP Pres. Barry Shrage - (11/26/2007)
Trying to convince big Jewish leaders to get on board with improving Jewish-Muslim relations in Boston. It's a tough task.
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Planning to meet w/CJP Pres. Barry Shrage - (11/19/2007)
We're trying to convince big machers in the institutional Jewish community to support our interfaith work with the Muslim community. This was a planning pre-meeting...
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Beit Midrash w/ Guest Teacher Rabbi Ariel Burger - (11/13/2007)
Rabbi Ariel Burger was our guest teacher. Rabbi Berger led a session of text study dedicated to the social justice issues surrounding Jewish ethics of conflict.
Rabbi Burger is a Ph.D. candidate in theology, social ethics and Judaic studies at Boston University, where he serves as a teaching fellow for Professor Elie Wiesel. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Bat Ayin Rabbinical School in Israel and teaches rabbinics at Harvard Hillel.
This event was co-sponsored with CJP's Pathways program. Pathways provides quality Jewish learning opportunities to young adults in their 20's and 30's.
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CJP Community Leadership Institute - (11/11/2007)
We brought 15 leaders to the federation's community leadership institute, and got a bunch of great ideas for how to grow sustainable. Ben and Margie both led workshops, which was cool recognition by the institutional jewish community. While there weren't new people that we brought (since it wasa private event), there were lots of people who were there who got excited about our house and wanted to get on our email list.
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Shabbat with Brady and Dave - with Pictures - (11/9/2007)
I found the pictures from our pre-shabbat cooking! Yay. But I can't edit that event anymore, so I am adding the link as a new event.
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Beit Midrash - (11/6/2007)
Torah + Ice Cream = Jewish Heaven
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Torah Yoga w/Jodi Falk - (11/4/2007)
Good for the guf, good for the neshamah. Torah Yoga expert Jodi Falk led us through a uplifting and fun torah yoga workout
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Shabbat Team Meeting - (10/31/2007)
Our dynamo Shabbat team got together to talk about our upcoming Jewish Muslim Shabbat, and to talk about how to keep growing sustainably.
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beit midrash 10/24 - (10/24/2007)
our weekly beit midrash, which our leadesr just run themselves. But they forgot to take photos. We are working really hard now to encourage them to take more photos.
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Dinner With Rabbi Uri Ayalon - (10/19/2007)
Rabbi Uri Ayalon, and activist rabbi in Israel, came to speak about creating social change in Israel.
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Beit Midrash - (10/18/2007)
This is really for september 4th. These pics are from the 11th, but I can't add them.
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Beit Midrash - (10/17/2007)
you know!
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Food Justice: Day of Learning and Action - (9/30/2007)
Months of planning resulted in a day of Learning and Action around issues of Food Justice on the Sunday of Sukkot. We gathered at Moishe House Boston to learn about poverty and food distribution though a workshop planned by Moishe house activists. Then we went to the EarthWorks orchard to volunteer for the afternoon, where we learned about how this organization was making fruit trees accessible to all of Boston's residents.
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Chag Sukkot - (9/27/2007)
On thursday night we invited a small group of Moishe house activists over to celebrate the harvest holiday, and to build connections between various working groups. These pics are from after yuntiv.
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Beit Midrash - (9/25/2007)
Another great session of the beit midrash.
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Iftar/Breakfast - (9/16/2007)
We had an awesome interfaith breakfast/iftar for ramadan and the Jewish fast of Gedalia.
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Rosh Chodesh Tishrei - (9/11/2007)
Women's new moon group to share stories, reflect on the new/old year and make yummy baked apples
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Community Board Meeting - (9/9/2007)
Our very first community board meeting -- to democratize our community, increase our members' leadership, and strategize about our future growth.
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Rosh Hashanah card-making bonanza - (9/6/2007)
We had a lovely evening making cards for family and friends. Everyone went home really happy.
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Beit Midrash - (9/4/2007)
What's going on
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Color War - (8/29/2007)
Actually 8/19. Color War war awesome. Evan and Katie planned it, and we had 4 hours of creative physical and intellectual games. Receipts coming for $140.
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Beit Midrash w Nehemia Polen - (8/28/2007)
Our weekly beit midrash was graced with the teachings of Nehemia Polen, a noted scholar of Chasidut. This week we raised money to support Hazon, the Jewish Environmental Bike Rides.
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House Concert with Avi Fox-Rosen - (8/21/2007)
Avi Fox-Rosen (www.frosenox.com) came up from new york for a benefit concert for the Muslim American Society's Build a Backpack campaign. He is a masterful musician, and we had a wonderful time.
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House dinner - (8/19/2007)
We had a big group of folks over on Sunday night for dinner, just to chill out and cultivate leadership.
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Shabbat 8/17 - (8/17/2007)
We had really nice services and a great crew of people.
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Jewish Muslim Relations Meeting - (8/16/2007)
Folks got together to talk about how to improve Jewish-Muslim relations in boston
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Build a Backpack - (8/15/2007)
As part of our ongoing campaign to build Jewish/Muslim relations in boston, a group of Muslims and Jews came together to assemble backpacks full of school supplies for underprivileged youth in boston.
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Beit Midrash - (8/14/2007)
The Boston Synagogue hosted our Beit Midrash, and sponsored a BBQ. We had an intergenerational crowd at this event. Andy introduced everyone, and we sat down for an evening of learning.
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Food Justice Planning Meeting - (8/12/2007)
In preparation for our Food Justice event during succot, we held a planning dinner.
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GesherCity InfoSchmooze - (8/8/2007)
We joined with geshercity and other local Jews orgs to host a happy hour, where we signed up over 30 new folks to our mailing list!!
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Havurah Institute - (8/6/2007)
We brought about 12 folks to the 400 person Havurah institute, which is sort of like Jewish camp for grown ups. We just counted the people who came who were involved in the house, but there were several more whom we hope to get involved.
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Shabbat 7-27 - (7/27/2007)
We had a great Shabbat in the park. Our new housemate Sarah led awesome services, and people stayed till late in the night.
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Beit Midrash - (7/26/2007)
THIS WAS JUNE, NOT JULY, BUT I CAN'T EDIT IT. Another good session of the Beit Midrash. This summer, we are switching over to shorter Torah talks at the beginning, and then more partnered text study. We are hoping this will work better, since many of our people are away for the summer and we wanted people to develop relationships with their learning partners.
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Dance Kinetics - (7/22/2007)
Riana Good led an exciting dance/movement workshop in a local park.
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Green Corps Fundraiser - (7/19/2007)
We brought a bunch of young Jews to raise money for environmental campaigns and leadership training. There were about 125 people there. We helped bring about 15 of them. So not sure how to count it.
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Beit Midrash - (7/17/2007)
It was nice outside, so we held our weekly beit midrash in the courtyard of a local shul.
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July 4th BBQ - (7/4/2007)
Delicious celebration of a hot summer day.
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July 4th Ultimate Frisbee - (7/4/2007)
We played frisbee. It was fun. The ministry of fun is up and running!
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Kickball - (7/1/2007)
Thanks to Evan and Katie, our new ministers of fun, we had our first official sporting event, the Moishe House kickball team. It was really fun, and brought in a bunch of new folks, including some fraternity/sorority types that we don't usually get.
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Intercommunity Day at the New Mosque - (6/27/2007)
We brought about 15 folks to stand in solidarity with our Muslim friends as they open their new mosque. There were over 200 people there, including Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and lots of talk of having more interefaith dialogue. After some resistance from Jewish right wingers to the new mosque, it was cool to be there and show that a lot of young Jews want religious tolerance and bridgebuilding.
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Beit Midrash 6-26 - (6/26/2007)
Another great session of the beit midrash
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Bone Marrow Registry Drive - (6/24/2007)
With a few other groups of young Jews, we helped turn out 150 people to get their cheeks swabbed in order to join a bone marrow registry. Thanks to a professional photographer, these are really good photos. Apprarantly people need bone marrow from folks with similar ethnicity, so this registry especially people of Jewish descent. It was awesome - we got the Klezmer punk band Golem to play and got a JP Lick's ice cream sundae bar that was free for participants. I think over half the people were involved in our house in some way, maybe more, but beyond that the overall event did a great job of letting people know about Moishe House and the other sponsoring groups. It was just really cool to see what we can put together when we collaborate with other groups.
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Moishe House Jam Session! - (6/21/2007)
We headed to Evan and Katie's for a jam session including a banjo, guitars, and clarinet, piano, drums, and egg shakers for the musically impaired. We set up a projector attached to a computer, so that people could see lyrics and chords, kind of like karioke but cooler.
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Shabbat Services and Dinner - (6/15/2007)
We have over 40 folks for shabbat services and dinner. We also heard from a Moishe House Community member who works with an anti-gang violence organisation in Boston.
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Marriage Equality Lobby Day - (6/14/2007)
We sent a bunch of folks to lobby for marriage equality, because there was a bill up that would put a gay marriage ban on the ballot for the '08 election. But we defeated it, and wound up on the front page of the NY Times website!
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Calling w/Keshet - (6/10/2007)
Fighting for marriage equality...and winning!
(We co-sponsored this event together with Keshet and the Jewish Organizing Initiative)
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Housing justice team - (6/10/2007)
Strategizing now...tenant organizing soon!
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Pajama Jammy Jam - (6/9/2007)
Sadly, Ari left (today), and so we threw him a pajama themed jam session to bid him farewell. In addition to playing lots of music, people wrote him letters to open at different points over the coming year, such as "on chanukah" or "when you are having a hard day." It was really sweet.
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Beit Midrash 6-5 - (6/5/2007)
Another great session at the beit midrash, followed by an awesome trip to JP Licks, our favorite ice cream place. I got mint mojito sorbet. Does it get any better than that?
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Learning Team Meeting - (6/3/2007)
12 folks got together to plan the beit midrash for the summer, and plan leadership sub-groups for the fall in various areas such as learning, fundraising, and logistics.
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Shabbat Services and Dinner - (6/1/2007)
Another elevating experience created through the Shabbat Team. Elana and Jordan facilitated services, lots of people cooked. Praying eating, talking about how to bring healing into the world--it was a beautiful Shabbat.
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Affordable housing team meeting - (5/24/2007)
We met with the organizing director of City Life/Vida Urbana to plan a tenant organizing campaign in which our house can take the lead. Cool, huh?
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Breakdancing Rabbis - (5/16/2007)
Rabbinical students learn to breakdance!
Head-count based on rsvps.
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Goodbye to Alyson and Ari - (5/16/2007)
We had ice cream and went out to a neighborhood pub to say goodbye to two awesome roomies. They will live forever in our hearts (but actually they'll be in Israel and Mali...weird).
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Beit Midrash - (5/15/2007)
Second session of 2 on Jewish views on torture, based on the Rabbis for Human rights curriculum, led by our own Dan Berman and Steven Lewis.
I posted the pictures from the beit midrash on the 2nd, because I can't add those anymore, and they are related.
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Action for Regional Equity Forum - (5/12/2007)
We participated in Action for Regional Equity's second annual resident forum, where a diverse range of groups -- from City Life/Vida Urbana to Clean Water Action to the Somerville Community Corporation to CHAPA to ACE-EJ -- gathered to share stories about their fights to create and preserve healthy, affordable housing and neighborhoods throughout Greater Boston. It was very cool.
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Shabbat Services and Dinner - (5/11/2007)
We had a smaller and more intimate gathering for services and dinner this past Shabbat, with good praying, good vocal musical stylings, good food, and good conversations.
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Beit Midrash - (5/9/2007)
We had our first of two sessions on Jewish responses to torture. Very powerful. Two Moishe House regulars led.
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Poetry as a Spiritual Practice - w/Shira - (5/3/2007)
working on getting our inner child OUT... living from the child within. we drew, we wrote, we poetry slammed!
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Beit Midrash - (5/2/2007)
Another great session of the beit midrash! A rabbi came from the Conservative Yeshiva in Israel and taught on the importance of study leading to action, and the importance of scholars not acting superior to regular people.
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Shavuot planning meeting - (4/29/2007)
Folks are planning an all night torah study with lots of creative arts workshops. All sorts of other groups have jumped on board, but our folks are taking the lead, including our intern getzel, who went to this meeting on our behalf. He has pics - trying to figure out how to download them.
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Meditation w/Rea - (4/25/2007)
Meditation is not something usually associated with Judaism. But did you know that some of the most revered Jewish sages meditated regularly? The Jewish tradition has much to teach us about meditation as a tool for emotional, mental and spiritual growth.
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Keshet/MassEquality House Party - (4/22/2007)
Bagel brunch + phone calls to support marriage equality + a beautiful spring day...this was a good one.
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Charles River Clean Up - (4/21/2007)
We cleaned up the river for Earth Day. We know, we know...we're wonderful people.
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Margie's Birthday Party - (4/21/2007)
The housemates, my boyfriend Shalom, and my best friend Diana threw me a crazy party, with all the Moishe House regulars there, and some new folks. It turned into a full on dance party, plus bat mitzvah style horah and bump me on a chair, plus party games, including my new gift of "Apples to apples: The Jewish Edition" which really exists, plus there was an impromptu co-ed wrestling match.
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Cozy Shabbat Dinner - (4/20/2007)
Ari and I decided to have a small shabbat dinner where we just invited some of our key leaders, to thank them for all their great work. But then it wound up getting a little bigger, because people kept calling us asking what was going on for Shabbat, so we wound up having 16 people. It was awesome - lots of singing and story telling.
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Post Passover Pizza Party - (4/10/2007)
As Passover ended, we gathered and ate made havdalah, ate pizza, and baked cookies.
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Ma'aseh Breshit ~ Works of Creation: A Three Part Jewish Workshop Series based on The Artist's Way (A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity) - (3/28/2007)
part 3.
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Ma'aseh Breshit ~ Works of Creation: A Three Part Jewish Workshop Series based on The Artist's Way (A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity) - (3/28/2007)
part 3.
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Beit Midrash - (3/27/2007)
The Beit Midrash strikes again. Shira Fischer did a fabulous job of teaching, and our new leaders are really stepping up to help us run things.
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Beit Midrash Strategy Session - (3/25/2007)
10 of us gathered together for a learning team meeting to strategize about how our Beit Midrash can continue now that we are running out of our initial funding. We set up teams to work on learning, fundraising, and leadership development. Very exciting.
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Havdallah - (3/24/2007)
Ice cream, more original music from Shir Yaakov, and a meditative close to Shabbat.
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Shabbat Lunch - (3/24/2007)
Our dining room table magically doubled in size for Shabbat. Singing, lentils, original music, and other miracles.
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Shabbat Services and Dinner - (3/23/2007)
We had an awesome Shabbat with guest leaders Rabbi Shir Yaakov Feinstein Feit and his friend Sarah Bracha.
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Encounter Point Film Screening - (3/22/2007)
We viewed a documentary about Israelis and Palestians working for peace through non-violent means.
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Encounter Point Film Screening - (3/22/2007)
Arlington MA 02474
Special screening of Encounter Point, a film that explores the everyday leaders who are working towards ending the Palestinian/Israeli conflict through non-violence.
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Labor Seder - (3/21/2007)
More than 120 folks joined us in the basement of Brookline's Kehillath Israel to celebrate the liberation story of Passover by honoring current workers' struggles for justice right here in Greater Boston!
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Ravaya Planning Dinner - (3/15/2007)
Jeremy, Gila and I shared a dinner meeting to work on the Ravaya, which is this "Rave for God" thing that people have been doing in NYC, and we are bringing to Boston. Jeremy has already been working on it with another of our leaders, but was having a hard time figuring out how to move forward with the Rebbe guy helping us to put it on, who sort of wants it to be his own thing. So now we have a schedule, a list of people to invite, a budget, and a letter to the Rebbe guy telling him that we could only do this if it were a co-sponsored event that builds our organizations.
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Beit Midrash - (3/13/2007)
Our ongoing learning program. I had the flu so I couldn't be there, but the learning team tells me it went great, with lots of new people and our lay leader Tamar as the teacher.
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Jews in the Woods - (3/9/2007)
March 9-11th. Think big tent revival meets crunchy Jews meet woods and frozen streams in New York State. Ecstatic prayer. People figuring out how to heal the world together. And woods. Margie led storytelling, Ari led Havdallah with our friend Zach Teutsch.
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GBIO Healthcare Affordability Action - (3/8/2007)
Together with GesherCity, we brought a solid contingent of young Jews down to the statehouse to rock out with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization in demanding universal, affordable healthcare for all!
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Ma'aseh Breshit ~ Works of Creation: A Three Part Jewish Workshop Series based on The Artist's Way (A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity) - (3/7/2007)
Potluck Dinner / Snacks Brought By All Participants (please bring something to share)
Note: This is not an art class, but it WILL make your life more colorful.
A three-part workshop designed to nourish your creativity, express and nurture your true self, and connect to Judaism through the book called The Artist’s Way. Are there dreams and creative projects you'd like to pursue in a supportive environment? Join Shirah Rubin for a three-part workshop based on Julia Cameron's life-changing book, The Artist's Way – A spiritual path to higher creativity. The exercises in this international bestseller will inspire and guide you to a life that reflects your passions and authentic expression. Artist's Way is available at amazon.com; please purchase, or borrow a copy.
At our first meeting, we will cover the material in the book up to page 41 (through Week One), and I will expect you to share your experience with the tasks, exercises, and practices - outlined in those pages so you should already be looking at the book! - It's usually available at a discount from www.amazon.com.~
Shirah Rubin is the head of the art department at Gann Academy – the New Jewish High School of Greater Boston. Shirah co-founded and directed BIMA – the Berkshire Institute for Music & Arts for three years.
Please RSVP to Alyson Solomon - alysonsolomon@yahoo.com. Indicate if you can make a commitment to attend all 3 sessions, or which sessions you can attend.
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Hamentaschen - (3/4/2007)
Several members of our Shabbat and Holidays team organized Hamentaschen baking at our house. After some wild baking, we brought hamentaschen to the local Hebrew senior life center.
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Purim Night! - (3/3/2007)
First we had a pre-party lechaim circle at our house, and then we rocked out at Temple Beth Zion, where we had a joint celebration, and then we went to our friend Jeremy's party
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Jewish Labor Committee Fundraiser - (3/1/2007)
The Jewish Labor Committee calls itself "the Jewish voice in the labor movement, and the voice of the labor movement in the Jewish community." We're union-lovin' Jews, so we went to the annual fundraiser of their New England chapter.
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